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amandaknoxlearnedof her fate. >> translator: so we haveoverturned.knox, amandaisfree and so is sollecito, rafael, as well. silence, please. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com [ speaking italian ] >>> there you have it. you heard it in italian. bott bottom line, amanda knox, 24 years old after four years in prison is about to become a free woman. also her boyfriend rafael sol eito, 27 years old, about to become a free man. both their guilty verdicts in the murder of meredith kercher, 21 years old at the time four years ago, overturned by six jurors, two judges in a dramatic moment we all saw live here on cnn. you're looking at these live pictures coming in from perugia. we want to welcome our viewers from united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "situation room." let's listen in right now. amanda knox's sister speaking in perugia. >> not only did they defend her brilliantly, but they also loved her. we are thankful for the support we have received from all over the world. people who took the time to research the case and found that amanda and raffaele sollec

amanda knox learned of her fate. >> translator: so we have overturned. knox, amanda is free and so is sollecito, rafael, as well. silence, please. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com [ speaking italian ] >>> there you have it. you heard it in italian. bott bottom line, amanda knox, 24 years old after four years in prison is about to become a free woman. also her boyfriend rafael sol eito, 27 years old, about to become a free man. both their guilty verdicts in the murder of...

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our american viewers to our coverage ofouramandaknoxtrialhere in perugia. what you're listening to now is the file rebuttal from amanda knox's defense lawyer in court this morning. it's the first part of the sentencing. after that we're expected to hear pleas of innocence from amanda herself probably in italian and from her former boyfriend. let's listen in again to what the defense lawyer for amanda knox has to say. >> to tell you the truth, so what is this letter? two things have been said that really is a liar and cannot be relied on. you can't convict a person that lies. a person got involved in things that wasn't involved. but that is the end. apart from what was said it serves no purpose. you have told him off on several occasions. don't talk of the homicide. okay, i won't talk about this homicide. and then not have the proper friend and let what she say -- from a liar that has been recognized as such and what he cannot get involved in the culpability of all this. a person who tries to make him get involved in the evaluation of responsibility says, aye, that is the most di

our american viewers to our coverage of our amanda knox trial here in perugia. what you're listening to now is the file rebuttal from amanda knox's defense lawyer in court this morning. it's the first part of the sentencing. after that we're expected to hear pleas of innocence from amanda herself probably in italian and from her former boyfriend. let's listen in again to what the defense lawyer for amanda knox has to say. >> to tell you the truth, so what is this letter? two things have...

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fighting the good fight, mr. k. keep fighting the gesundheit. "murder abroad"theamandaknoxstoryis next. >>> in italy a british exchange student raped and murdered in her room. >> it was horrible. the young lady bled to death. >> amanda knox, her american roommate, is charged with the crime. >> my husband called me and said they've arrested amanda. >> a media frenzy rife with tales of cover-up and sex games turned deadly all centered around the beautiful young student dubbed foxy knoxy by the tabloids. now amanda knox sits in this italian prison convicted of murder abroad. amanda knox was going into her junior year of college. her mother etta recalls amanda the fresh-faced 20-year-old intent on adventure. >> she was going to study abroad going into college somewhere. she didn't know where yet. >> amanda would decide on perugia, italy. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british student named meredith kircher. why was she so set on that apartment? >> i think because of the people really. it was c

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horrible. the young lady bled to death.>>amandaknox, heramerican roommate is charged with the crime. >> my husband called me and said they've arrested amanda. >> a media frenzy. >> can we just get by. >> wife are tales of cover-ups and sex games turned deadly all centered around the beautiful young student dubbed foxy knoxy by the tabloids. now in a dramatic turn of events, amanda knox is free after being convicted of murder abroad. >> amanda knox is now back home here in seattle after spending nearly four years in an italian prison. she was released after appealing her murder conviction. but she remains haunted by the nightmare that began to unfold when she was just a young student. >> amanda knox was going into her junior year of college. her mother etta recalls amanda the fresh-faced 20-year-old intent on adventure. >> she was going to study an broutd, going into college somewhere. she didn't know where yet. >> amanda would decide on perugia,ity la. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and bun one british

horrible. the young lady bled to death. >> amanda knox, her american roommate is charged with the crime. >> my husband called me and said they've arrested amanda. >> a media frenzy. >> can we just get by. >> wife are tales of cover-ups and sex games turned deadly all centered around the beautiful young student dubbed foxy knoxy by the tabloids. now in a dramatic turn of events, amanda knox is free after being convicted of murder abroad. >> amanda knox is now...

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verdict intheamandaknoxappeal.it is 9:00 in perusia, italy. family members and spectators and the media are surrounding the courthouse, awaiting the verdict on whether amanda knox will be free, a verdict we expect within the hour. we are in the final moments of the saga that has been ongoing for almost four years. nbc's lester holt is in perusia and joins us now. >> reporter: good evening. there is the scene in the courtroom about three blocks from where we are. the family got word about an hour ago and should be in court by 9:30. they are already there. they were seen walking hand in hand. they gathered up from a restaurant a few feet from where we are. there were hugs all-around. they walked down to the courthouse and the lawyers i think we are looking at with the prosecution side in that successes. we don't know when court will be called. we were told to begin at 9:30. what will happen is the court, two judges, six jurors had been deliberating since 10:45 our time. they will come back to deliver the verdict. it won't be guilty or not. it will be confirmed or reformed. confi

verdict in the amanda knox appeal. it is 9:00 in perusia, italy. family members and spectators and the media are surrounding the courthouse, awaiting the verdict on whether amanda knox will be free, a verdict we expect within the hour. we are in the final moments of the saga that has been ongoing for almost four years. nbc's lester holt is in perusia and joins us now. >> reporter: good evening. there is the scene in the courtroom about three blocks from where we are. the family got word...

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whileagoamandaknoxleftthe prison where i am right now and is in the middle of a packed courtroom waiting to hear what will become the rest of her life. she earlier had made this emotional plea to say, look, i am innocent, i did not murder, i did not rape, i did not steal. i was not even there. i spoke to an italian parliamentarian who visited with her in this prison today. said she was serene, calm, singing religious songs. but most important, brooke, she said that she felt within hours she would be out of this prison and on a plane back home to seattle. brooke? >> just to confirm because we have these two judges, six laypeople, jurors, all together that's eight. if the decision is split, it ultimately then goes to who, the defense to break the tie? >> reporter: there cannot be a split decision. if you know they're coming back now, we expect the verdict within minutes here, that means it will be a majority decision. >> i see. >> reporter: that means they will never tell anyone how much of a majority. that's all that's needed. there's no unanimous verdict. if they're com

while ago amanda knox left the prison where i am right now and is in the middle of a packed courtroom waiting to hear what will become the rest of her life. she earlier had made this emotional plea to say, look, i am innocent, i did not murder, i did not rape, i did not steal. i was not even there. i spoke to an italian parliamentarian who visited with her in this prison today. said she was serene, calm, singing religious songs. but most important, brooke, she said that she felt within hours...

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overwhelmed.amandaknoxreturnshome to seattle and thanks those who made it possible. >> i want to set say thank you to everyone who has believed in me, and defended me, and support my family. >> amanda knox was committed of the murder of meredith kercher. if seat -- she's met nearly four years in jail. >> france and belgium moved to refuge in the troubled bank. it is about to run out of cash. 10 years after british troops deployed to afghanistan, what has changed? we have a special report from the province. it is not a clock in singapore. >> it is 2:00 in london. bbc world news is on pbs in america and around the world. welcome to newsday. within the last hour, the american student, amanda knox, has arrived home in seattle to dramatic relief from an italian prison. she is clear along with her former more friend of murdering her previous flat mate. she gave a brief and emotional statement. >> i am really overwhelmed right now. i was looking down from the airplane in it seemed like everything was not real. what is important for me to say is thank you to everyone who has believed in me,

overwhelmed. amanda knox returns home to seattle and thanks those who made it possible. >> i want to set say thank you to everyone who has believed in me, and defended me, and support my family. >> amanda knox was committed of the murder of meredith kercher. if seat -- she's met nearly four years in jail. >> france and belgium moved to refuge in the troubled bank. it is about to run out of cash. 10 years after british troops deployed to afghanistan, what has changed? we have...

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which way they vote. if indeed the verdict of murder is overturned,well,amandaknoxwillbe returned to prison but certainly to pick up her things and then she would be allowed to return to seattle. more after this. >>> just moments ago, american student, amanda knox, made a plea of innocence before an italian court. we'll play her last words before a judge for you. now, we wait for the jury to decide her fate. >>> i saw the plane go down, down, i said, oh, my god, oh, my god. >> also this morning, a dangerous night for airline passengers, nearly 20 people are injured because of severe turbulence on two different flights. >>> and another fall from grace for tiger woods, something we have not seen in 15 years. good morning to you, it is monday, october 3rd, this is your "a.m. wakeup call" i'm carol costello joining us live from new york. we begin with the breaking news on the amanda knox murder appeal trial in italy. the 24-year-old american could learn at any moment if she will be cleared of murder. now the murder of her british roommate, meredith kercher, which happened fou

which way they vote. if indeed the verdict of murder is overturned, well, amanda knox will be returned to prison but certainly to pick up her things and then she would be allowed to return to seattle. more after this. >>> just moments ago, american student, amanda knox, made a plea of innocence before an italian court. we'll play her last words before a judge for you. now, we wait for the jury to decide her fate. >>> i saw the plane go down, down, i said, oh, my god, oh, my...

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is "bbc world news america." we have this had a verdict in the appeals caseofamandaknox. shewill be freed. before a packed courtroom, the jury decided to overturn her conviction of murder. her associate raffaele sollecito will also be freed. we can join our team covering this. here are pictures from the courtroom. >> you could say that they have been courageous coming to a decision. >> they said justice will be done, which ever way that may be. they will have to support this decision. >> we are thankful that amanda's and nightmare is over. she has suffered for three years for a crime she did not commit. we're thankful for our lawyers. not only to defend her brilliantly, they also loved her. we are thankful for the support we have received from all over the world. people who took the time to research the case and could see that they were innocent. we are thankful to the courts for having the courage to look for the truth and to overturn the conviction. we now respectfully ask to give amanda and the rest of our family are privacy so we can recover from this horrible ordeal. >>

is "bbc world news america." we have this had a verdict in the appeals case of amanda knox. she will be freed. before a packed courtroom, the jury decided to overturn her conviction of murder. her associate raffaele sollecito will also be freed. we can join our team covering this. here are pictures from the courtroom. >> you could say that they have been courageous coming to a decision. >> they said justice will be done, which ever way that may be. they will have to...

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am in shape -- singapore. >> i am inlondon.amandaknoxandraffaele sollecito have their convictions overturned in an italian court. >> in the name of the italian people, amanda knox and raffaele sollecito are now being freed. >> on mandela is expected to fly out of the country in the next -- amanda is expected to fly out of the country in the next 24 hours. >> eurozone finance ministers and delaying a decision on further aid to greece. 10 years after the invasion of afghanistan, we get a view from the world's most populous muslim nation. >> this is a "newsday." welcome to bbc news. amanda knox and her former boyfriend raffaele sollecito have been cleared on appeal of murdering the students meredith kercher. the pair have been in jail for four years. they both made emotional appeals to jurors. in the four years since the murder, the case has played out in court and in the media. >> after spending most of the day in prison, she came back to the court for a night time verdict. amanda knox knew this was a moment that could change her life. then came the decision she had been

am in shape -- singapore. >> i am in london. amanda knox and raffaele sollecito have their convictions overturned in an italian court. >> in the name of the italian people, amanda knox and raffaele sollecito are now being freed. >> on mandela is expected to fly out of the country in the next -- amanda is expected to fly out of the country in the next 24 hours. >> eurozone finance ministers and delaying a decision on further aid to greece. 10 years after the invasion of...

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courtroom. heandamandaknoxhavemade very emotional statements proclaiming their innocence. in the murder charges of a 21-year-old demrish student. watching their statements with me, mike wooldridge. look at the press interest, mike. it's absolutely incredible. we are going to get a verdict, but not before this evening. >> that's right. i mean, that kind of media attention, of course, we've heard in many ways throughout the whole trial, and what we've really had today is both amanda knox and raffaele sollecito trying to defend their characters as much as to protest, once again, their innocence in this case, to try to suggest to the judge and jurorser who now weighing up the whole case that they could not have been associated with that level of brutality. >> sorry so interrupt. we're going to listen to this statement from outside the court. >> absolutely fair and i'm not going to say anything else on that. this is -- what has been said during the first and second degree trial, we've heard about it now, we have different opinion anyway. what will the judge have to do in order to

courtroom. he and amanda knox have made very emotional statements proclaiming their innocence. in the murder charges of a 21-year-old demrish student. watching their statements with me, mike wooldridge. look at the press interest, mike. it's absolutely incredible. we are going to get a verdict, but not before this evening. >> that's right. i mean, that kind of media attention, of course, we've heard in many ways throughout the whole trial, and what we've really had today is both amanda...

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>>>knoxamandaisfree. >> tonight, bombshell in italy. after nearly four years in jail for murder, amanda knox goes free when a court overturns a conviction on appeal. i'll talk with a close friend of the knox family, legal expert dan abrams on what changed and the man who wrote the book on the nightmare amanda knox has gone through. and a look inside michael jackson's multibillion dollar estate. >> it's been reported that sony tv is worth up to $2 billion and michael owns half. >> i'll talk to two of the men who knew him best. >> one of a kind. >> plus a new preview of michael's new show >> seems like a match made in heaven. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> american student amanda knox walked free from an italian prison after serving four years for a horrific crime she didn't commit. her roommate was brute ale murdered in an apartment they shared in perugia. tonight amanda and her boyfriend rafael sollecito are free. she's preparing to fly home to the united states to rebuild her shattered life. for the latest, let's go to matthew chance in perugia. you've been out there th

>>> knox amanda is free. >> tonight, bombshell in italy. after nearly four years in jail for murder, amanda knox goes free when a court overturns a conviction on appeal. i'll talk with a close friend of the knox family, legal expert dan abrams on what changed and the man who wrote the book on the nightmare amanda knox has gone through. and a look inside michael jackson's multibillion dollar estate. >> it's been reported that sony tv is worth up to $2 billion and michael...

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possible verdict intheamandaknoxcase.after four years in prison, disputed dna evidence will be the key factor in deciding the fate of the american coed convicted of murder in italy. welcome to "america live" everyone, i'm megyn kelly and we are officially on verdict watch. amanda knox, making an emotional plea in court this morning telling a panel she did not, coat, kill, rape or steal. the american student who is facing freedom or many more years, potentially up to her life, behind bars, pleading with an italian court today to overturn her conviction in connection with the murder of her roomate, meredith kircher. >>> mer -- meredith was killed and i've always wanted justice for her. i am not escaping from the truth. and i never will. and i've never done that. i insist, and want the truth to come out. i insist after four desperate years, i insist i am innocent. we are innocent. because this is true. and we deserve to defend ourselves. and that you recognize our innocence. megyn: kircher's family, mainly silent throughout this sensation sal trial in italy and recent murder appea

possible verdict in the amanda knox case. after four years in prison, disputed dna evidence will be the key factor in deciding the fate of the american coed convicted of murder in italy. welcome to "america live" everyone, i'm megyn kelly and we are officially on verdict watch. amanda knox, making an emotional plea in court this morning telling a panel she did not, coat, kill, rape or steal. the american student who is facing freedom or many more years, potentially up to her life,...

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"newsday." >> emotional andoverwhelmed,amandaknoxarriveshome in seattle. >> thank you to everyone who defended main, who defended me, who support my family. >> she was acquitted of the murder of british student meredith kercher. >> france and belgium moved to rescue amid fears it is about to run out of cash. 10 years after troops deployed on pakistan, we have a special -- on afghanistan, we have a special report. >> it is currently 11:00 in the morning in singapore. >> it is 4:00 a.m. in london. this is "newsday." >> amanda knox has returned to our home in united states ought to be cleared of murder after spending four years in prison. on monday, amanda knox and performer boyfriend were acquitted of the murder of british student meredith kercher. she spoke briefly at a news conference. >> a home at last, after almost four years and an italian prison, the plane carrying amanda knox touches down in seattle. back on u.s. soil, she was escorted across the tarmac surrounded by the friends and family to have supported her since her arrest in 2007. >> i am really overwhelmed rig

"newsday." >> emotional and overwhelmed, amanda knox arrives home in seattle. >> thank you to everyone who defended main, who defended me, who support my family. >> she was acquitted of the murder of british student meredith kercher. >> france and belgium moved to rescue amid fears it is about to run out of cash. 10 years after troops deployed on pakistan, we have a special -- on afghanistan, we have a special report. >> it is currently 11:00 in the...

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international airport. the 747carryingamandaknoxisnow descending towards seattle. in a few minutes it will pull up at the gate. shortly after that, we are expecting a news conference and possibly word from amanda knox herself. the news conference said to be by her family. again, we expect possibly to hear from amanda knox. these are photos of her at london's heathrow airport where she was changing planes for seattle. her trip home three years, 11 months since her incarceration in the murder of her roommate meredith kercher. days since a jury in an appeals court cleared her and her boyfriend at the time of the charge. safe to say her family has been waiting for and working for this moment for a very, very long time. working extraordinarily hard. also safe to say it was a moment that meredith kercher's family has been dreading. >> a very complex case. you know, there's a lot of evidence there, whether it's forensic or physical. one of the things we're left questioning is how the decision was so adamant the first time around has been so emphatically overturned. >> the kercher family in b

international airport. the 747 carrying amanda knox is now descending towards seattle. in a few minutes it will pull up at the gate. shortly after that, we are expecting a news conference and possibly word from amanda knox herself. the news conference said to be by her family. again, we expect possibly to hear from amanda knox. these are photos of her at london's heathrow airport where she was changing planes for seattle. her trip home three years, 11 months since her incarceration in the...

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shocking overturning of americanstudent,amandaknox'smurdervick. after a four-year nightmare, she finally goes free. >>> reversal of fortune. wild passions on both sides as a murky tale of sex and murder reaches an incredible conclusion. we've got the explosive inside story of her courtroom victory and a look at what's next. >>> and space cowboy. captain of the enterprise. >> captain james kirk. >> recording artist. advertising star. horseman. william shatner talks about the roles of his life. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. tonight at last the whole story. after the incredible reversal today in an italian court of the murder conviction of american student amanda knox, she is finally on the way home back to seattle. her entire life today passed through the keyhole of the jury's verdict. on the other side there was either freedom or a long tunnel of years carrying her into middle age behind bars. here's abc's elizabeth vargas with our coverage of amanda knox, judgment day. >> reporter: terry, after four years the odyssey for amanda knox and her family is finally over. the y

shocking overturning of american student, amanda knox's murder vick. after a four-year nightmare, she finally goes free. >>> reversal of fortune. wild passions on both sides as a murky tale of sex and murder reaches an incredible conclusion. we've got the explosive inside story of her courtroom victory and a look at what's next. >>> and space cowboy. captain of the enterprise. >> captain james kirk. >> recording artist. advertising star. horseman. william shatner...

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>>> breaking news tonight from italy, the best news imaginable for the familyofamandaknox, injust a few hours, she'll be heading home. here's how that happy ending began. just imagine the emotion behind this shot as the verdict came in. overturning her murder conviction in the death of her roommate, meredith kercher. ending nearly four years from behind bars. >> translator: the greatest offense the charges a, b, c, d and with regard to e, because the fight didn't happen. so we're overturned. so knox amanda is free and raffaele as well. >> knox and her boyfriend are both exonerated on murder charges. the court's upholding knox's slander conviction but sentencing her to time served. the jury, which also included two judges, had powerful incentive to overturn, including evidence casting doubt on the state's dna evidence. and amanda knox's own words earlier today. [ speaking italian ] >> outside the courtroom competing outcries from onlookers shouting victory, victory as the legal team laughed, others yelling shame, shame. amanda's sister deanna read a brief family statement. >>

>>> breaking news tonight from italy, the best news imaginable for the family of amanda knox, in just a few hours, she'll be heading home. here's how that happy ending began. just imagine the emotion behind this shot as the verdict came in. overturning her murder conviction in the death of her roommate, meredith kercher. ending nearly four years from behind bars. >> translator: the greatest offense the charges a, b, c, d and with regard to e, because the fight didn't happen. so...

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verdict that will reverberate across three countries. will theamericanamandaknoxbeset free from an italian prison, or will she be sentenced to life for the murder of her british roommate? abc's elizabeth vargas and josh elliott are live in italy this morning. >>> amanda knox's fate soon in the hand of the jurors, we take you inside the juryroom and the most important moment of her life, her final plea for freedom. now just hours away. we talk live to her father. who has put his life on hold for the past four years, waiting to bring his daughter home. >>> heating up. in some of his toughest words yet, the president comes out swinging at his republican rivals. calling them out for not standing up for gay troops. when one of them was booed at a recent debate. >> you want to be commander in chief? you can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the united states. >>> and it's decision time for governor chris christie, he's set to announce within days whether he's in or whether he's out. >>> plus, ultimate countdown. what's the catchiest song ever? is it this?

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sinceamandaknoxspokenot only to an italian court but to the world saying, "i am innocent." and in the next 60 minutes we could find out if a jury agrees. it is 1:00 p.m. in the east, 10:00 a.m. in the west. i'm randi kaye, here's what's happening at this hour. >>> she has spent nearly four years behind bars in italy. now the world is watching a courthouse in perugia to see if american student amanda knox gets to go free. earlier today knox made an emotional plea saying she didn't kill her roommate back in 2007. >> translator: i haven't murdered. i haven't raped. i haven't stolen. i wasn't there. i wasn't present at the crime. >> now her fate lies in the hands of two judges and six jurors. cnn's matthew chance joins me now live from perugia with much more on this. matthew, do you think her emotional speech there in court made a difference at all? >> reporter: i think it might have, randi, because she spoke in fluent italian, first of all, which may have cut through a bit better to the jury there and the judges that were listening very intently. she spent four years in prison so she

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to break coverage and go back to italy, where we are following the verdict intheamandaknoxcase.this is her family. they have just gathered. let's listen in. this is amanda knox' family. >> she was sentenced for a crime she didn't commit. we are thankful for our lawyers. and their assistants. not only did they defend her brilliantly, but they also loved her. we are thankful for the support we have received from all over the world. people who took the time to research the case and could see that amanda and ra -- rafaely were innocent. and lastly, we are thankful for the court who had the courage to look for the truth and overturn this conviction. we now respectfully ask that you give amanda and the rest of our family our privacy that we need to recover from this horrible ordeal. thank you. >> thank you. >> and that was amanda knox's sister reacting there from perugia, italy. so much emotion as they just learned and witnessed in the courtroom that amanda knox found not guilty in the murder of her roommate, meredith kircher. amanda knox found guilty in 2009. today, she is a free w

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made. peter van sant is italy this morning. this is a muchdifferentamandaknoxaddressingthe court than in the past. >> reporter: this is the day of days for amanda knox. in this courthouse behind me there was high drama today and a lot of tears as amanda spoke from the heart. with her future, her life on the line, a clearly terrified amanda knox. the former student from seattle rose in a courtroom in perugia, italy, this morning, to proclaim her innocence. >> translator: i'm afraid. anywhere i am, i am afraid. >> reporter: amanda gathered her strength and asked the six judges and two jurors for justice. >> translator: i insist i'm innocent and that must be defended. i just want to go home, go back to my life. i don't want to be punished and deprived of life because i am innocent. raffaele is innocent. >> reporter: amanda said she lost a friend and was shocked when her british roommate meredith kercher was murdered on november 2nd, 2007, in the house where the two were roommates. >> translator: i can't explain how i felt when meredith was killed. >> reporter: she saved her sharpest

made. peter van sant is italy this morning. this is a much different amanda knox addressing the court than in the past. >> reporter: this is the day of days for amanda knox. in this courthouse behind me there was high drama today and a lot of tears as amanda spoke from the heart. with her future, her life on the line, a clearly terrified amanda knox. the former student from seattle rose in a courtroom in perugia, italy, this morning, to proclaim her innocence. >> translator: i'm...

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>>> tonight on"nightline,"amandaknoxspeaks.finally home again after a four-year nightmare abroad, the american student stops at the airport to personally thank supporters. >> thank you for being there for me. >> we're in seattle with the very latest. >>> killing in the classroom. an eighth grader shoots a fellow student, execution style, in class. he says in retaliation for taunting. now, should he really be facing a life sentence? >>> and great expectations. it's a glimpse of the future. apple, without steve jobs, as the company unveils its latest iphone today. bill weir previews what could be the coolest phone yet. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 4th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and right away tonight, we want to take you to the seattle airport, where not long ago, amanda knox, the 24-year-old american student released just yesterday from prison in italy landed after a nine hour flight, cleared customs and stepped to a microphone to address sup

>>> tonight on "nightline," amanda knox speaks. finally home again after a four-year nightmare abroad, the american student stops at the airport to personally thank supporters. >> thank you for being there for me. >> we're in seattle with the very latest. >>> killing in the classroom. an eighth grader shoots a fellow student, execution style, in class. he says in retaliation for taunting. now, should he really be facing a life sentence? >>> and...

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come, this has been going on for fouryears.amandaknoxsaycelebrity, sort of. perhaps for all the wrong reason, but everyone in this country knows her and many around the world as the all american girl with good looks who is accused by the prosecution of carrying out a very brutal murder and sexual assault. we are expecting that verdict here in the courthouse from the six jurors and the judge perhaps in the next few hours. >> let's talk about you mentioned the brutality of this and the media hype, if you will surrounding it. that was referred to by meredith kercher's sister, stephanie. the family spoke out as well. let me play what the victim's family had to say. >> as long as they decide to have the information valuable to them and they go looking to discussing the media hype, it will just be found whichever way that may be. will r we will have to deal with that. >> keith, that is again stephanie kercher, meredith's sister. what is at the heart of the defense. what is the best case that amanda knox's attorneys have made at this point that would secure her freedom? >> no doubt the

come, this has been going on for four years. amanda knox say celebrity, sort of. perhaps for all the wrong reason, but everyone in this country knows her and many around the world as the all american girl with good looks who is accused by the prosecution of carrying out a very brutal murder and sexual assault. we are expecting that verdict here in the courthouse from the six jurors and the judge perhaps in the next few hours. >> let's talk about you mentioned the brutality of this and...

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amandaknoxisa free woman, 24 years old, and raffaele sollecito is a free man, 27 years old. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >> thanks, wolf. good evening on a night of dramatic breaking news. moments ago american student amanda knox gathered her belongings and left an italian prison on her way to freedom. we'll take you live to the italian courthouse in just a few moments. >>> also tonight, president obama says he is the underdog in campai campaign 2012. candidly conceding he won't be able to tell the american people he has made their lives better. >> i don't think they're better off than they were four years ago. >>> plus, are you ready for some football? no. we're not shifting to sports here in our new time slot. the nfl commissioner roger goodell is here tonight with his take on concussions, drug testing and tom brady's decision to give up the justin bieber look. >> his hair is getting a lot of attention. >> yes, we're allowed a little fun. first, as we will every night. let's begin with the news you need to know right now. in perugia, ita

amanda knox is a free woman, 24 years old, and raffaele sollecito is a free man, 27 years old. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >> thanks, wolf. good evening on a night of dramatic breaking news. moments ago american student amanda knox gathered her belongings and left an italian prison on her way to freedom. we'll take you live to the italian courthouse in just a few moments. >>> also tonight, president obama says he is the...

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breaking news fromitaly.amandaknox'sfateis in the hands of an italian court. the american college students said that accusations she killed her dismay and are not fair and groundless. in 2009 she and her four friends were convicted and sentenced to prison for killing meredith kercher. they say they did not do its. the defense issued a new trial after an independent review found dna evidence and not the links the two to the murder weapon. amanda knox's family hopes the court will rule in her favor. >> these people hold our lives in their hands. it has been stressful for years. >> she is 24 and could be looking at the rest of her life behind bars. >> the two judges and six jurors could throw out the conviction or a poll did. prosecutors want her to get life in prison. war in 16 minutes. >>> defense attorneys will begin a second week of testimony in a murder trial of a fairfax grandmother. >> 50-year-old carmela dela rosa is accused of killing her two- year-old granddaughter six doors down to her death. jummy olabanji is live outside the courthouse in fairfax. -- six stories down. >>

breaking news from italy. amanda knox's fate is in the hands of an italian court. the american college students said that accusations she killed her dismay and are not fair and groundless. in 2009 she and her four friends were convicted and sentenced to prison for killing meredith kercher. they say they did not do its. the defense issued a new trial after an independent review found dna evidence and not the links the two to the murder weapon. amanda knox's family hopes the court will rule in...

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>>> good morning. i'm chris jansing. an emotional,tearfulamandaknoxhasmade her case before an italian appeals court. now the excruciating wait. sometime in the next several hours she will learn whether she goes back to jail for the murder of her former roommate or if she's released. in the fluent italian she's learned in more than four years behind bars, she told the course she's not promiscuous, she's not violent, and she doesn't want her life taken away from her. keith miller is here with more. keith? >> reporter: well, chris, the family says they're hopeful, but, in fact, amanda knox is terrified. she's been losing hair, unable to sleep, unable to eat leading up to this attempt to reach a verdict. her performance today in court was extraordinary, very dramatic, near tears. she said i didn't kill, i didn't rape. i wasn't there. basically a declaration of innocence on the part of amanda knox, but let's remember she said something very similar at the first trial which ended in a guilty verdict. nonetheless, she and her co-defendant gave a heartfelt plea of innocence to the jud

>>> good morning. i'm chris jansing. an emotional, tearful amanda knox has made her case before an italian appeals court. now the excruciating wait. sometime in the next several hours she will learn whether she goes back to jail for the murder of her former roommate or if she's released. in the fluent italian she's learned in more than four years behind bars, she told the course she's not promiscuous, she's not violent, and she doesn't want her life taken away from her. keith miller is...

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>>> good morning. headinghome.amandaknoxison a plane, making her way back to the u.s. right now, after her murder conviction was overturned, but this morning italian prosecutors tell nbc news they will definitely appeal. could knox's newfound freedom be in jeopardy before it really begins? her lawyer speaks out in an exclusive live interview. >>> are you ready for some controversy? the classic abthem pulled from last night's game after hank williams made this comment about president obama. >> it would be like hitler playing god with netanyahu. >> he claims he was misunderstood. >>> and ellen degeneres gets in my head to prank fans. >> laugh like crazy. ann, start laughing like crazy. just stay silent. don't talk to him. stare at him. just stare at him. >> we get inside her head for her thoughts an finding peace, and jesus. an ellen you've never seen before. "today," october 4th, 2007. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. you can only imagine the emotions on board that plane this

>>> good morning. heading home. amanda knox is on a plane, making her way back to the u.s. right now, after her murder conviction was overturned, but this morning italian prosecutors tell nbc news they will definitely appeal. could knox's newfound freedom be in jeopardy before it really begins? her lawyer speaks out in an exclusive live interview. >>> are you ready for some controversy? the classic abthem pulled from last night's game after hank williams made this comment...